I want to highlight two of the “trees for bees” that I mentioned last week. One is Nyssa sylvatica, a.k.a. black gum or tupelo. I fell in love with this tree in the Connecticut woods near where I grew ...

You can grow trees in the summer—but they require additional watering, special care, and attention. Certain types of trees, like black tupelo and Mediterranean hackberry, are better suited to summer ...

The black tupelo’s scientific name is doubly descriptive for this water-loving forest tree. Nyssa comes from Nysa or Nyssa, the name of a Greek water nymph, while sylvatica means forest-dwelling. Male ...